Sergeant Louise Nugent and the students of Year 11 Science class 21
In August, Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) Sergeant Louise Nugent was invited to Brigidine College to give a presentation about the role of forensic science in policing.
The Year 11 Science 21 class had been learning about forensic science principles, so Sergeant Nugent was able to show the practical application of science in her role at the Indooroopilly Forensic Unit.
Sergeant Nugent provided information on the different aspects of the job a scenes of crime officer undertakes, including photography, fingerprinting (both the powers and chemicals), DNA evidence types and their collection, and various ‘impression type evidence’ (e.g. shoe sole) SOCOs search for and collect at crime scenes.
Practical exercises included fingerprinting, DNA swabs and ‘tape lifts’, as well as letting a student try on full crime scene protective clothing.
Sergeant Nugent also included examples and a case study at the end, to show
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